2008-2013

The garden is open for visitors everyday from dawn to
dusk. The Friends of Abbey Gardens meet three times a week and
anyone interested in joining the team is very welcome to come
along. These sessions have now restarted for the 2012 season, come
and get involved and help to create a new kind of garden in
Newham.

Saturdays 10.00 - 16.00Tuesdays 13.00 - 15.00Thursdays 16.00 - 19.00

Saturday 7th December 2013, 16:30 – 18:00

The Abbey Gardens Frost FairSaturday 7 December 4pm-6pmA FREE event for all ages

Saturday 28th September 2013, 14:00 – 17:00

Saturday 7th September 2013, 10:00 – 17:00

Saturday 8th June 2013, 14:00 – 17:00

Join us for some vintage Summer fun

Saturday 24th November 2012, 16:00 – 18:00

Saturday 22nd September 2012, 14:00 – 17:00

It's our fruit and flowers anniversary (4 years!) come
and celebrate all the hard work with activities led by our very own
gardeners:

Saturday 8th September 2012, 10:00 – 17:00

We're proud to be opening the garden for the first time for the
NGS scheme. There will be a £2.00 entry charge for charity on the
day. You can read more about the NGS and our entry here.

Friday 27th July 2012, 19:30 – 23:00

The
Floating Cinema and Friends of Abbey
Gardens invite you to join us for an alternative East End
celebration and social outdoor film night at the most glamorous
community garden in East London - yes Abbey Gardens.

Sunday 10th June 2012, 10:00 – 17:00

Saturday 9th June 2012, 14:00 – 17:00

We will be holding the Summer Fair in the afternoon but the
garden is also open 10 am to 5pm as part of the Open Garden Squares
weekend.

Sunday 3rd June 2012, 14:00 – 17:00

Saturday 14th April 2012, 14:00 – 17:00

Discover nature in your neighbourhood at our FREE event
for all ages ...

Saturday 26th November 2011, 16:30 – 18:00

Saturday 17th September 2011, 13:00 – 16:00

It's that time of year again and the Harvest Festival is
looming!

This FREE EVENT is organised by the Friends of Abbey
Gardens and will be taking place on Saturday 17 September
1pm - 4pm
Abbey Gardens, Bakers Row, London E15 3NF

Saturday 11th June 2011, 10:00 – Sunday, 12th 17:00

Summer Fair FREE ENTRY Saturday 11 June 1pm - 4pm

A summer celebration for all ages: Find out about the garden’s
history, cooking and produce, live jazz, garden tours and gardening
tips, tea and cakes, activities for kids & creative writing
workshops.

Saturday 16th April 2011, 14:00 – 16:00

Come celebrate spring with the Friends of Abbey Gardens.

Saturday 27th November 2010, 14:30 – 08:15

The Friends of Abbey Gardens are hosting this seasonal event see
their
Blog for full details...

Saturday 11th September 2010, 12:00 – 16:00

Come and enjoy this years Harvest Festival at the garden - anyone who came last year can tell you what a great day out it was!

Saturday 12th June 2010, 10:00 – Sunday, 13th 17:00

Abbey Gardens took part in Open Garden Squares Weekend, a
London-wide event on 12 and 13 June, we were open 10 - 5 both days.
Visit www.opensquares.org
for more information.

Saturday 20th March 2010, 12:00 – 16:00

This event is going to be run by The Friends of Abbey Gardens to
launch the 2010 growing season

Saturday 6th February 2010, 10:30 – 15:30

Now that the weather is improving we invite you to join us to
plant our 80 metre long wall with new fruit trees and bushes - a
mix of soft fruit, plums, pears and apples that will be
wall-trained over the coming years.

Light refreshments will be available, you may want to bring a
packed lunch. All tools, instruction and materials are
provided.

Saturday 5th December 2009, 10:00 – 19:00

A spot of digging in the morning and a glass of mulled wine in
the evening!

Saturday 10th October 2009, 12:00 – 16:00

Meeting other gardeners, eating soup and hearing about the
history of the site

Saturday 12th September 2009, 12:00 – 16:00

Picking, cooking and eating straight from the Garden with Sam
Clark of Moro cooking!

Saturday 22nd August 2009, 12:00 – 16:00

Flower-arranging expert Margot Cooper guided us through how to select, pick and arrange a hand-tied bunch of flowers fresh from Abbey Gardens.

Sunday 19th July 2009, 12:00 – 16:00

A communal shared lunch held at the Garden as part of this
nationwide project

Saturday 27th June 2009, 12:00 – Sunday, 28th 16:00

A hands-on session to plant up the remaining raised beds

Saturday 20th June 2009, 12:00 – 16:00

Sowing 1000 square metres of seeds was easier than you'd think!

Saturday 13th June 2009, 12:00 – 16:00

A game team of locals and their tools helped us build the timber raised beds